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Posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
I just wondered...if you could invite any four people, living or dead, to a dinner party, who would you invite? Why?
I'll post my thoughts, too, but I wanted to get the thread started.
Looking forward to everyone's diverse replies!
gg
Posted by fayeroe on July 26, 2004, at 20:58:25
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
> I just wondered...if you could invite any four people, living or dead, to a dinner party, who would you invite? Why?
>
> I'll post my thoughts, too, but I wanted to get the thread started.
>
> Looking forward to everyone's diverse replies!
>
> I would invite Van Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Georgia O'Keefe and T.O. Yazzey~~two singers/songwriters from different times and places, one kick-ass artist and the world champion Indian rodeo saddle bronc champion.....menu would be a good homemade bread, cheese, wine and a chocolate apricot cake...
Posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 22:05:41
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Oooh, too easy.
Moses. He talked with God.
Abraham Lincoln. A fascinating guy.
William, Marshall of England. Trusted by four kings because of his integrity.
Scott Bakula (for dessert)
Posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 22:07:35
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 22:05:41
But can I have him appear as his Quantum Leap character instead? Bakula I mean. Not Moses.
Posted by partlycloudy on July 27, 2004, at 7:45:41
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Well, my dad's parents died before I was born, so I'd like to meet them. And same for my mom's mom. Heck, all the dead relatives can come, as long as they cook for me!
Posted by lonelygirl on July 27, 2004, at 8:58:28
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Living ones.
Posted by AuntieMel on July 27, 2004, at 9:05:47
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by lonelygirl on July 27, 2004, at 8:58:28
Jimmy Carter
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Elie WieselIf these guys can't come up with a peace plan, no one can.
Posted by TofuEmmy on July 27, 2004, at 10:03:10
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Just me, mom, her mom, and the dog I grew up with. We'd make these cookies that are made on a cast iron griddle.
I have 1,000 questions for them and I would love to snuggle with that woofy again.
em
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:15:14
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by fayeroe on July 26, 2004, at 20:58:25
Sounds yummy! Can I come?
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:16:37
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by Dinah on July 26, 2004, at 22:05:41
mmmmm dessert!
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:17:28
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by partlycloudy on July 27, 2004, at 7:45:41
Oh that's so sweet. I didn't think about that.
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:18:03
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » gardenergirl, posted by lonelygirl on July 27, 2004, at 8:58:28
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:18:41
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by AuntieMel on July 27, 2004, at 9:05:47
You betcha! Just make sure someone takes good notes!
gg
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:19:17
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by TofuEmmy on July 27, 2004, at 10:03:10
Awwww. That sounds like quite a picture.
gg
Posted by TexasChic on July 27, 2004, at 10:29:11
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
I'm just going to say one because if I try to guess four I'll just keep changing my mind.
Stephen King, because I love him. I feel as if I know him from reading all his books. I'd just like to have the chance to tell him how much his books have meant to me. The escape they provided saved my life many times, somehow more than other books.
Other maybe's:
Picasso
Salvador Dali
Edgar Allan Poe
The people who built the pyramids and stonehenge.
An alien if they exist.And of course, Dinah, because she took care of us while Dr. Bob was away!
I could probably think of a dozen more, but I need to work now. Fun thread!
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:34:22
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Okay, first: my grandmother (Dad's mom) who is such a great conversationalist, I know she would keep things going and make sure everyone was included. A lost skill, I think.
Next: hmmm. William Shakespeare. I think he would have some interesting insights into the current world, given how universal his plays are.
Ben Franklin. An early humanist, humorist, and pretty cool guy.
And I think playwright Tom Stoppard. I think it would be interesting to hear ol' Bill's take on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
Thanks for everyone's replies. Very cool. Anyone else?
gg
Posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 10:57:21
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
1. Martin Luther King
2. papa (my maternal grandfather)
3. my best friend that died in 2001 (Bob)-i long to be held by him-one of those hugs that last forever.
4. and Vincent VanGoghthere are many others...this was hard but i noticed i ended up picking people that are all dead, i guess it's just an opportunity i couldn't miss.
B2c.
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 11:18:04
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 10:57:21
How cool! I thought of Van Gogh, too!
gg
Posted by Emme on July 27, 2004, at 11:44:20
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
Jimmy Carter
My maternal grandmother and grandfather. I'd like a sense of how depression and anxiety have been played out through the generations in my family. I want answers.
Jesus. I'm not deeply religious, but I'd really like to know what the founder of such major religions was like. Siblings? Love interests? What was his life like during those 18 or so years that are missing from the gospels? How did he come to develop his sect? What did he look like? I bet he'd be an absolutely wonderful dinner guest.
Posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 11:49:10
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by Emme on July 27, 2004, at 11:44:20
What would Jesus eat? Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Yeah, think of all the questions...Take care,
gg
Posted by TexasChic on July 27, 2004, at 11:53:19
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 10:57:21
Ooh – Martin Luther King, that's a good one too. What a visionary. I can't even comprehend what it would have been like to be a black person in his time. The image of those cops putting the fire hose on those kids just haunts you forever. What a shameful time in American history. That and the Japanese concentration camps. What the heck was going on in people's minds back then? I know there's atrocities now, but d@mn!
And don't even get me started on slavery. How could any person, at any place, and any time, think it was okay to make a human being a slave?
Okay, I may be getting too controversial here, not to mention getting on a soapbox. I might ought to shut up now.
And by the way I'm white if that makes a difference to anyone. It doesn't to me – its just pigment!
Posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 13:02:01
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 11:18:04
ya, after i read some of his letters. my heart just aches for him. mostly i want to talk to him, of course i have a hundred questions for him but i want to tell him that he wasn't crazy, he was in pain and suffered from bipolar. that there is medication now and everything is ok. i don't know why but i really feel a need to comfort him. (i don't even know that he would need or want it but i feel that anyway).
and that's not even to mention how much i enjoy his art style.
b2c.> How cool! I thought of Van Gogh, too!
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> gg
Posted by B2chica on July 27, 2004, at 13:06:49
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed » B2chica, posted by TexasChic on July 27, 2004, at 11:53:19
MLK what an incredible man of honor. such peace and wisdom surrounds him. i would probably burst into tears just to be near him.
and ya, don't EVEN get me started on all that slavery and torture camp cr#p...i could go on my soapbox for hours.
-and me too TC, pigment is pigment...i'm a nice little 1/2 breed-German/Mexican but people assume i'm caucasion...(don't get me started on that either-do ya think maybe i have some unresolved hostility here???(pure sarcasm).
B2c.
Posted by fayeroe on July 27, 2004, at 13:17:26
In reply to Re: Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed... » fayeroe, posted by gardenergirl on July 27, 2004, at 10:15:14
> Sounds yummy! Can I come?
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> ggyup...it a recipe that i came up with years ago and it is soooooo good. when i lived in NM and had the bed and breakfast, i served that cake at 4:00 p.m with tea....i had return guests because of that cake!!
Posted by bobby on July 27, 2004, at 13:27:57
In reply to Who would you invite to dinner? anyone allowed..., posted by gardenergirl on July 26, 2004, at 20:52:50
I need to save money.
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